disgusting

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disgusting

/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ US, UK
/dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/ US, UK
/dɪzˈɡʌstɪŋ/ US, UK
/dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/ Ireland, Northern England
/dɪsˈkʊstɪŋ/ Ireland, Northern England
/dɪzˈɡʊstɪŋ/ Ireland, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌstɪŋ

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By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

adjective disgustinger · more disgusting · disgustingest · most disgusting

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. a disgusting waste of money
Similar: distasteful, gro, grody, grotty, repulsive, stomach-turning, abhorrant, abhorrent, bad, sickly, mean, infernal

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of disgust

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: disgustful, yucky, loathly, loathsome, distasteful, offensive, wicked, foul, repellant, repellent, revolting, nauseating, vile, gross, sickening, atrocious

Translations

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adj repulsive, distasteful

Español	asqueroso, repulsivo, nauseabundo, despreciable, repugnante, estomagante
한국어	역겹다 yeokgyeopda
日本語	忌まわしい imawashii, きもい kimoi
中文	憎惡 /憎恶 zēngwù, zēng'è, 可惡 /可恶 kěwù, 討厭 /讨厌 tǎoyàn
हिन्दी	घिनौना ghinaunā
Português	nojento, asqueroso, repulsivo, nauseante, seboso
Français	dégoûtant, dégueulasse, immonde
Deutsch	ekelhaft, eklig, grauslich, abstoßend, ekelerregend
Italiano	disgustoso, nauseante, stomachevole, rivoltante
Ελληνικά	αηδιαστικός aïdiastikós
Română	dezgustător, respingător, scârbos
Русский	отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельный omerzítelʹnyj, га́дкий gádkij, проти́вный protívnyj, паску́дный paskúdnyj, ме́рзкий mérzkij
Tiếng Việt	tởm, gớm, ghê
العربية	مُقْرِف muqrif, مُقَزِّز muqazziz
עברית	מַגְעִיל mag'íl

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@misc{disgusting_2026,
  title = {disgusting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disgusting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}